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University of Wisconsin System students facing charges of misconduct could have lawyers represent them at disciplinary hearings under a change praised by student advocates but opposed by some deans of students...
The UW System agreed recently to modify changes it had already made to proposed student conduct rules, according to a System press release issued Friday...
State Rep. Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) is pushing for the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents to delay approval of the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, a plan that would add a tuition surcharge for students at UW-Madison to increase financial aid and improve undergraduate education. The initiative is up for approval this week at the Board of Regents meeting in Milwaukee...
Chancellor Biddy Martin will officially propose the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates to the UW System Board of Regents Thursday..."The recent reports about the state's budget make the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates even more important," Martin said in an e-mail. "We must begin immediately to increase need-based aid and build new partnerships between students and their families on the one hand and alumni and friends on the other."...
A recent move by the legislature's budget committee could have a large effect on Wisconsin students. The move will see nearly 8,000 student's financial aid packages cut by an average of $310...
About 7,700 University of Wisconsin System students will receive an average of $310 less than expected in their financial aid package for the next school year, based on a Thursday vote by the Joint Finance Committee...
Stevens Point is my hometown and UWSP is my hometown campus. As mayor of Stevens Point, first and foremost, but also a proud, very proud Pointer alumnus ('01), I want to reaffirm this community's long-standing and unwavering commitment to the great University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Admittedly, for many in the community these past few weeks have been trying times for town/gown relations. Nonetheless, at the end of the day, this city and its business and civic leaders will stand tall for the overall mission of UWSP, its students, faculty, and staff as we have for over 100 years...(Author: Andrew Halverson, mayor of Steven's Point)
On a table in the office of University of Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin is a little white Badgers-themed piggybank. Interim Provost Julie Underwood gave Martin the piggy bank Wednesday morning as a way to help UW survive the state’s budget troubles. Martin laughs after she says this, since she has a different thing in mind for raising money — a plan to increase tuition that will either succeed or die Thursday, when the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates is scheduled to go before the UW System Board of Regents...
The decision to speak out against the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates has taken its toll on UW-Madison assistant professor Sara Goldrick-Rab. Goldrick-Rab, an expert in educational policy studies, was a key part of my story which ran earlier this week headlined "UW-Madison chancellor's proposed tuition hike elicits little push-back."...
Creating more online classes, including science labs, would be a great way to expand the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s options, bring in more students, and help offer courses during difficult budgets, a chancellor candidate said Tuesday. Elizabeth Langland, one of five contenders for the post, gave her perspectives on teaching, fundraising and other issues during a community forum Tuesday...
Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich, along with administrative members of his cabinet, met with students on Tuesday to discuss a wide variety of topics. One appeared to resonate more with students - tuition increase initiatives at UW-Eau Claire and how they would compare to recent initiatives at UW-Madison and UW-La Crosse...
Worries about the spread of swine flu have infiltrated a milestone event at one Wisconsin university: commencement...
To shake, or not to shake? That’s the question for officials on college campuses who are planning graduation ceremonies amidst concerns over swine flu. UW-Oshkosh administrators have decided to forego the tradition of shaking hands with students when giving out diplomas at graduation on May 16...
Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday announced a licensing agreement with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, or WARF, for the development of drug therapies using human embryonic stem cells...
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Pfizer, the number one biopharmaceutical corporation in the world, signed a research license this week for the use of human embryonic stem cells...
In response to the grim job market, UW-Madison Law School officials did something this spring that they’ve never done before. They set up a job fair to help third-year law students find unpaid work...
About 25 UW-Whitewater students attended a Chicago rally last week aimed to raise awareness for the child military in Northern Uganda...
Lecturer Sharon Roy was recently granted a generous donation of $31,880, allowing for a sustainability garden to be created on campus split between the new college of business building, Hyland Hall, and the Roseman Building. After her dream became the dream and ambition of many student organizations, the once considered potential "working tool for the university" has yet to be approved by the UW-Whitewater administration...Roy's proposed project is an opportunity for UW-Whitewater, a non-agriculturally focused school, to join other campuses within the UW System and across the nation in the fight for sustainability...
The state’s financial shortfall could grow by $1 billion or even more over the next two years, lawmakers said Tuesday...
There are more signs that the state's budget picture could get significantly worse because of lower than projected tax revenues...
President Obama has embraced an audacious ambition -- to renew America's status as the world leader in college attainment. That goal is daunting, and it leads many people to conclude that we should focus federal investments on four-year colleges. If we want to realize the president's goal, that would be a terrible mistake... (paid subscription required)
Higher education was front and center Wednesday as Amazon unveiled a new version of its Kindle reader that is specifically designed to be friendlier to books and newspapers than other digital devices are...
Blackboard Inc. announced this afternoon that it plans to buy Angel Learning, a rival course-management software company, for $80-million in cash and $15-million in stock, adding to the company's many acquisitions over the last several years...